February, 1878 chords by MewithoutYou
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Intro 1
(D major) (D minor) (D major)
Verse 1
February (D major) 8th, 1878
South of Trout Creek, west of Cedar Lake
On a winding mountain trail of
the North Pacific Union Rail
The snow arrived on time,
the circus train was running late
Rip spot’s past and all the
knuckles worn,
Firebox bursting to the running boards
A pounding in his chest,
crushing like a cider press
The hogger rode the throttle ‘round the
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Verse 2
bender like a flank-strapped horse
(D major)
“Let’s return now to the dust
as the dust we are;
Tonight, our bridal fate,
the hour’s come to consummate!”
And drove her (E major) massive (D major) body (E major) like a
(D major) truck in (D minor) to the iron (D major) bars
Limestone thrown from out
the hopper’s back
Ash Cat tossed against
the diamond stack
From cradle to caboose,
the frozen bolts broke loose,
Sent that cage spinning like a (E major) dreidel off
the (D major) icy tracks (D minor)
Interlude 1
(F major) (D minor) (F major) (D minor) (D major) (D minor)
Verse 3
(D minor) Run on, (F major) Rabbit, (D minor) run!
Before the East (F major) sky wakes (D minor) the sun!
Sails set to (F major) the dreadful (D minor) cold,
Until your (F major) anchor-heart takes takes hold (D minor)
Run on, (F major) Fox (D minor) & Bear,
From this dis (F major) mal (D minor) dream’s despair!
Cast thoughts to in the open ocean of air
Until your thread (F major) catch some
where (A minor) (F major)
“Mother, please (A minor) come
Verse 4
(F major)
(A minor) along!”
Verse 5
“My tusks are dull, my (F major) (A minor) (F major) eyes,
(A minor) half-blind,
Too Too (F major) old to run, (A minor) too big to hide,
And have (F major) neither friend nor enemy, (A minor)
Nor that (F major) phantom, ‘self’-identity (A minor)
Nor concern (F major) for what
(A minor) ‘they’ll’ do to (F major) ‘me’
Now, (A minor) my children, run (D minor) (D major) (D minor) free!”
Verse 6
But Tiger (F major) , why sit (D minor) still,
As the officers (F major) climb (D minor) the hill?
What stars cast down their spears,
Cooled your fire (F major) with their tears?
(D minor)
Verse 7
(F major) “Gone that (D minor) siren’s sound,
It’s a silence (F major) now pours (D minor) down
Gone, (F major) my next (D minor) of kin,
And all once without now (F major) lives (A minor) (F major) (A minor) (F major) (A minor)
(F major) (A minor)
(F major) (A minor) (F major) (A minor) (F major) (A minor) (F major)
(C major) (F major) within”
Verse 8
“Topiary Tiger, once (F major) (C major) burned bright
Save (F major) your tales of (C major) gnostic sight
And take (F major) heed on this
(most) auspicious (C major) night!
(F major) Topiary Tiger, once (C major) (D minor) burned bright”
February, 1878
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